“This way, you’ll be giving your life to save the Earth! Haven’t you any spirit at all? ” “No!”

R.I.P. Munson, a.k.a. actor William Hootkins, aged only 58.

Aside from being in my much-beloved FLASH GORDON, he’s been in some other genius works.

-Porkins in STAR WARS

-Eckhardt (“Think about the future!”) in BATMAN

-and of course The Fat Dude in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

other, lesser works of genius he played in: The Val Kilmer/Marlon Brando ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU, THE OMEGA CODE, HARDWARE, SUPERMAN IV, BIGGLES, DREAMCHILD.

Unfortunately, being fat tends to shorten one’s life. But what a fuckin’ amazing streak to go out on.